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Montana · Deer · District 281

Montana deer b licence 281-00

Wt. How many people put this deer b licencefirst and how many of them drew it — year by year, separately for each of the four pools Montana draws, and separately at every bonus point level. Every figure comes from a Fish, Wildlife & Parks report linked at the foot of this page.

What the 2026 drawing did

Montana set a quota of 25 on 281-00 in 2026 and drew 25 — the quota filled. Across the four pools FWP draws separately, 1 nonresident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 1 resident landowner applicant put it first and 1 drew, 100.00%; 6 nonresident applicants put it first and none of them drew; 238 resident applicants put it first and 23 drew, 9.66%.

Published in 21 of the drawing years FWP has posted, 2006 to 2026.

Drawing pool

First-choice success rate, by pool and year

The rate is the first-choice applicants in a pool who drew, divided by the first-choice applicants in that pool. Both are exact integers FWP printed in the same row, and it is the measure the department's own drawing statistics tool publishes: "the percentage of 1st choice applicants that were successful". A dash means nobody in that pool applied, so the draw answered nothing — absent, not nought.
YearPoolPool capPut it firstDrew on first choiceFirst-choice success ratePut it 2nd or 3rdDrew on 2nd or 3rd
2026Nonresident2600.00%30
2026Resident25238239.66%1620
2026Nonresident landowner211100.00%——
2026Resident landowner411100.00%——
2025Nonresident21218.33%40
2025Resident251872312.30%1160
2025Nonresident landowner200———
2025Resident landowner411100.00%——
2024Nonresident21119.09%30
2024Resident251832312.57%1010
2024Nonresident landowner200———
2024Resident landowner411100.00%——
2023Nonresident24125.00%40
2023Resident251452315.86%940
2023Nonresident landowner200———
2023Resident landowner411100.00%——
2022Nonresident2400.00%90
2022Resident251452517.24%620
2022Nonresident landowner200———
2022Resident landowner400———
2021Nonresident000—00
2021Resident512743.15%610
2021Nonresident landowner000———
2021Resident landowner111100.00%——
2020Nonresident01200.00%40
2020Resident513753.65%710
2020Nonresident landowner000———
2020Resident landowner100———
2019Nonresident2300.00%40
2019Resident251362417.65%510
2019Nonresident landowner200———
2019Resident landowner411100.00%——
2018Nonresident2300.00%70
2018Resident251792513.97%450
2018Nonresident landowner200———
2018Resident landowner400———
2017Nonresident5400.00%30
2017Resident502045024.51%620
2017Nonresident landowner500———
2017Resident landowner800———
2016Nonresident5400.00%40
2016Resident501994924.62%740
2016Nonresident landowner500———
2016Resident landowner811100.00%——
2015Nonresident58337.50%00
2015Resident502414619.09%1310
2015Nonresident landowner500———
2015Resident landowner811100.00%——
2014Nonresident510110.00%50
2014Resident502564818.75%1050
2014Nonresident landowner500———
2014Resident landowner811100.00%——
2013Nonresident5300.00%50
2013Resident501924925.52%740
2013Nonresident landowner500———
2013Resident landowner811100.00%——
2012Nonresident52150.00%20
2012Resident501534831.37%630
2012Nonresident landowner500———
2012Resident landowner811100.00%——
2011Nonresident5600.00%40
2011Resident501794927.37%1040
2011Nonresident landowner500———
2011Resident landowner811100.00%——
2010Nonresident59111.11%20
2010Resident501604729.38%710
2010Nonresident landowner500———
2010Resident landowner822100.00%——
2009Nonresident1014964.29%20
2009Resident1001399064.75%610
2009Nonresident landowner1000———
2009Resident landowner1511100.00%——
2008Nonresident1044100.00%10
2008Resident1001149583.33%210
2008Nonresident landowner1000———
2008Resident landowner1511100.00%——
2006Nonresident1066100.00%10
2006Resident1001179379.49%490
2006Nonresident landowner1000———
2006Resident landowner1511100.00%——

Pool cap is FWP's own QTA column, and it is a ceiling rather than an allocation. The resident regular cap equals the overall quota; the nonresident caps are ten per cent of it and cover landowner and regular nonresidents together; the resident landowner cap is fifteen per cent. The department states plainly that the ceiling is not a floor: "although the nonresident quotas are set at 10%, that entire quota may not be drawn by nonresidents", and that if every resident applicant draws, nonresidents may go over ten per cent.

Landowner rows are a different drawing, not a subset of the one below them.Landowner preference is the first stage, worth up to fifteen per cent of the quota to resident landowners, and its applicants are counted apart from the regular pool throughout. FWP publishes the landowner pools at first choice only, which is why their second and third columns are dashes rather than noughts.

Draw rate at each bonus point level

One row per bonus point level per pool per year, exactly as FWP's Detailed Bonus Point report publishes it. The rate is that level's successes divided by its applications — both exact integers in the same printed row.
YearPoolBonus pointsAppliedDrewDrew at this level
2026Nonresident0100.00%
2026Nonresident1200.00%
2026Nonresident2100.00%
2026Nonresident3100.00%
2026Nonresident4100.00%
2026Resident07911.27%
2026Resident14712.13%
2026Resident254712.96%
2026Resident327311.11%
2026Resident422836.36%
2026Resident57342.86%
2026Resident6100.00%
2026Resident7100.00%
2026Nonresident landowner311100.00%
2026Resident landowner211100.00%
2025Nonresident0400.00%
2025Nonresident1400.00%
2025Nonresident23133.33%
2025Nonresident3100.00%
2025Resident05311.89%
2025Resident15758.77%
2025Resident235617.14%
2025Resident330930.00%
2025Resident47114.29%
2025Resident53133.33%
2025Resident6200.00%
2025Resident landowner011100.00%
2024Nonresident0300.00%
2024Nonresident1700.00%
2024Nonresident611100.00%
2024Resident07157.04%
2024Resident155610.91%
2024Resident235514.29%
2024Resident314428.57%
2024Resident4200.00%
2024Resident56350.00%
2024Resident landowner011100.00%
2023Nonresident211100.00%
2023Nonresident4100.00%
2023Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2023Resident148510.42%
2023Resident21516.67%
2023Resident36233.33%
2023Resident412650.00%
2023Resident511100.00%
2023Resident611100.00%
2023Resident1011100.00%
2023Residentnot stated6169.84%
2023Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2022Nonresident1300.00%
2022Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2022Resident125312.00%
2022Resident221838.10%
2022Resident318527.78%
2022Resident48562.50%
2022Resident54125.00%
2022Resident622100.00%
2022Residentnot stated6711.49%
2021Resident03300.00%
2021Resident11600.00%
2021Resident2800.00%
2021Resident3700.00%
2021Resident45360.00%
2021Residentnot stated5811.72%
2021Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2020Nonresident0500.00%
2020Nonresidentnot stated700.00%
2020Resident04424.55%
2020Resident11500.00%
2020Resident216212.50%
2020Resident37114.29%
2020Resident4100.00%
2020Residentnot stated5400.00%
2019Nonresident2100.00%
2019Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2019Resident03226.25%
2019Resident126415.38%
2019Resident221733.33%
2019Resident37228.57%
2019Resident433100.00%
2019Resident511100.00%
2019Resident611100.00%
2019Residentnot stated4548.89%
2019Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2018Nonresident1100.00%
2018Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2018Resident05747.02%
2018Resident13525.71%
2018Resident219842.11%
2018Resident35360.00%
2018Resident4100.00%
2018Resident511100.00%
2018Residentnot stated61711.48%
2017Nonresident0100.00%
2017Nonresidentnot stated300.00%
2017Resident0601016.67%
2017Resident1381026.32%
2017Resident216956.25%
2017Resident36466.67%
2017Resident45360.00%
2017Resident53133.33%
2017Residentnot stated761317.11%
2016Nonresidentnot stated400.00%
2016Resident0561119.64%
2016Resident135720.00%
2016Resident217847.06%
2016Resident38450.00%
2016Resident47571.43%
2016Resident5100.00%
2016Residentnot stated751418.67%
2016Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2015Nonresident03133.33%
2015Nonresident111100.00%
2015Nonresidentnot stated4125.00%
2015Resident0691217.39%
2015Resident1361027.78%
2015Resident219631.58%
2015Resident310440.00%
2015Resident44375.00%
2015Resident5100.00%
2015Residentnot stated1021110.78%
2015Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2014Nonresident0100.00%
2014Nonresident211100.00%
2014Nonresidentnot stated800.00%
2014Resident074912.16%
2014Resident1421433.33%
2014Resident228725.00%
2014Resident36116.67%
2014Resident4100.00%
2014Residentnot stated1051716.19%
2014Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2013Nonresident1100.00%
2013Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2013Resident0721013.89%
2013Resident134720.59%
2013Resident211763.64%
2013Resident37571.43%
2013Residentnot stated682029.41%
2013Resident landowner011100.00%
2012Nonresident211100.00%
2012Nonresidentnot stated100.00%
2012Resident0381539.47%
2012Resident1321340.63%
2012Resident216531.25%
2012Resident333100.00%
2012Residentnot stated641218.75%
2012Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2011Nonresident1100.00%
2011Nonresidentnot stated500.00%
2011Resident0681319.12%
2011Resident1321650.00%
2011Resident26350.00%
2011Residentnot stated731723.29%
2011Resident landownernot stated11100.00%
2010Nonresident06116.67%
2010Nonresident1100.00%
2010Nonresidentnot stated200.00%
2010Resident0741722.97%
2010Resident117847.06%
2010Resident22150.00%
2010Residentnot stated672131.34%
2010Resident landowner022100.00%
2009Nonresident04250.00%
2009Nonresidentnot stated10770.00%
2009Resident0644062.50%
2009Resident110990.00%
2009Resident211100.00%
2009Residentnot stated644062.50%
2009Resident landowner011100.00%
2008Nonresident011100.00%
2008Nonresidentnot stated33100.00%
2008Resident0474085.11%
2008Resident110990.00%
2008Residentnot stated574680.70%
2008Resident landowner111100.00%
2007Nonresident011100.00%
2007Nonresidentnot stated55100.00%
2007Resident0503264.00%
2007Resident188100.00%
2007Resident311100.00%
2007Residentnot stated775368.83%
2006Nonresident033100.00%
2006Nonresidentnot stated33100.00%
2006Resident0383078.95%
2006Resident199100.00%
2006Resident211100.00%
2006Residentnot stated695376.81%
2006Resident landowner011100.00%

No bonus point level guarantees a licence in Montana, and this page does not publish one. FWP squares your bonus points and adds them to your current application as extra chances — three points give ten chances, ten points give a hundred and one — so the drawing is a weighted lottery and not a queue. More points is better odds every time, and a place in line never.

Not stated is FWP's own blank cell, and it is not the same as nought. The department's reports frequently carry both a nought-point row and a blank one for the same pool in the same year, with different application counts, and both are inside the district total it prints. FWP does not say what separates them, so they are shown apart rather than added together into a "no points" figure it never published.

Sources for this licence

Other licences in these districts

Bonus points are one of Montana's two point systems and the only one that applies here. The other, preference points, exists on nonresident combination licences alone and works in the opposite way. See how these numbers are produced and checked, or the Montana application deadlines.